Unique ID
Gender
Age of respondent in years
Number of people in the household
Number of people under 18 in the household
Which of these applies to your home?
Number of cars available to household
Postcode sector
Westminster constituency (N=59)
Scottish Parliament constituency (N=72)
Scottish Parliament region
ONS Urban / Rural (Scotland)
Location based on postcode
Response date - post
Post-election weight (Full YouGov weight)
Reverse voting weight (Full YouGov, reproduces party choice marginals)
Reverse turnout weight (Full YouGov, reproduces turnout marginals)
How often do you read a daily morning newspaper?
Which daily morning newspaper do you read most often?
What is your marital status?
Which of the following BEST describes the way you think of yourself?
If 'other’, please specify
Which of following groups do you belong to?
Do you regard yourself as belonging to any particular religion?
Which religion or denomination do you belong to?
How often do you attend services/meetings connected with your religion?
Which best describes the sort of work you do (or did in last job)?
Which best describes the sort of work your partner does/did?
Which type of the following organisations do/did you work for?
Which type of organisation does/did your partner work for?
Which of these is your (or your partner's) main source of income?
Total income of household from all sources before tax
At what age did you finish full-time education?
Do you have any educational or work-related qualifications?
What is the highest qualification you have?
How much interest in what is going on in politics?
Do you think of yourself as a supporter of any one political party?
Do you think of yourself as a little closer to one political party?
Which party?
If ‘Other’, please specify which party
Britain was wrong to go to war with Iraq
Business taxes should be cut to strengthen Scotland's economy
No new nuclear power stations should be built in Scotland
Everyone over 65 should get a reduction in their council tax
Young people who cause trouble should be banned from going out at night
Nobody should have to pay prescription charges for medicine
Agree/disagree with the decision to replace Trident?
Charging motorists £2 to enter cities at peak times
Charging £1 for every 50 miles motorists travel on motorways
Better way of raising the money needed by local councils in Scotland?
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:Conservative
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:Labour
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:Lib Dem
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:SNP
Which party/parties had ministers in the Executive 2003-07:don't know
Which of these statements best describes what you did on May 3rd?
How did you vote?
Thinking about the REGIONAL vote, which party did you vote for?
Which comes closest to the main reason you voted for that party?
If ‘Other’, please specify what reason
Which was the party you REALLY preferred?
Thinking of the CONSTITUENCY vote, which party’s candidate did you vote for?
Which party did you really prefer?
Which of the following statements comes closest to the way you voted?
When deciding how to vote in SP election, did you vote...?
If the ballot paper asked for two votes in order of preference, first choice party?
If the ballot paper asked for two votes in order of preference, second choice party?
If you'd voted in SP election, who would you have chosen on regional vote?
If you'd voted in SP election, who would you have chosen on constituency vote?
Council elections - which best describes what you did?
Thinking about first preference vote, which party’s candidate did you put first?
Which comes closest to the main reason you voted for the party you chose?
Which was the party you really preferred?
How often have you spoken to your first-preference candidate?
Would you still have voted for him/her if running for another party?
How much do you like/dislike that candidate?
Thinking about second preference vote, which party’s candidate did you put first?
Did your first-preference party ask people to put candidates in a particular order?
And did you vote for the candidates in that order?
If you'd voted in local election, which party’s candidate would you have put first?
If there'd been a Westminster election on May 3rd, would you have voted?
Which party do you think you would have voted for?
Which do you think would generally be better for Scotland nowadays...?
If you had to choose, which do you think would be better for Scotland?
How good a job do you think Tony Blair has done as Prime Minister?
How good a job do you think Jack McConnell has done as First Minister?
How good a job would Nicol Stephen do as First Minister?
How good a job would Alex Salmond do as First Minister?
How good a job would Annabel Goldie do as First Minister?
Please say which of these statements comes closest to your view:
Who ought to control: Levels of welfare benefits
Who ought to control: The National Health Service
Who ought to control: Schools
Who ought to control: Defence and foreign affairs
Holyrood should stand up for Scotland, even if it means rows with Westminster
Whose economy benefits more from the union?
Compared with rest of UK, does Scotland get fair share of government spending?
The Scottish parliament should be given more powers
Scottish services should be paid for from taxes collected in Scotland
If SP had control over taxes, would they be...?
Do you think that having a Scottish Parliament is going to:
Which quality is it MOST important for MSPs to have?
If 'other' quality, please specify
Which quality is it MOST important for local councillors to have?
Which, if any, of the following best describes how you see yourself?
If 'other' description, please specify
If you HAD to choose, would you say you belong to the working or middle class?
If 'middle class': do you have more in common with...?
If 'working class': do you have more in common with...?
Please tell us where you were born:
If 'Other', please specify where
Thinking about the 2005 general election, do you recall who you voted for?
If 'Other' party, please specify
Thinking about the 2003 SP election, do you recall who you voted for - constituency?
Thinking about the 2003 SP election, do you recall who you voted for - party list?
How good a job has UK Labour government done in recent years?
How good a job have Labour in Scottish executive done in recent years?
How good a job have Lib Dems in Scottish executive done in recent years?
The UK should introduce proportional representation
The Scottish Parliament should be elected using proportional representation
Local councils in Scotland should be elected using proportional representation
Conservative Party
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats
SNP
Green Party
Solidarity
Labour Party in Scotland
Conservative Party in Scotland
Liberal Democrats in Scotland
Post-devolution, Scottish MPs shouldn't be allowed to vote on English matters
How difficult was it to fill in SP election ballot paper?
How difficult was it to fill in council election ballot paper?
How difficult is it to understand the way SP seats are decided?
How difficult is it to understand the way local council seats are decided?
Would you support or oppose a referendum on independence?
If there were a referendum, how would you vote?
If there was an additional option of more powers, how would you vote?
How do you see the connection between an SNP victory and independence?
What effect did SNP's referendum pledge have on you?
During the campaign, did a canvasser from any party visit your home?
Which party or parties did they represent? Conservatives
Which party or parties did they represent? Labour
Which party or parties did they represent? Lib Dems
Which party or parties did they represent? SNP
Which party or parties did they represent? Green
Which party or parties did they represent? Other
Which party or parties did they represent? Don’t know
Were they campaigning for the Scottish elections, the local elections or both?
Did you read an election leaflet that was put through your door?
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Conservatives
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Labour
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Lib Dems
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? SNP
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Greens
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Other
Which party or parties sent out the leaflet you read? Don't know
Were the leaflets for the Scottish elections, the local elections or both?
Did anyone from a political party telephone to ask you how you might vote?
Did you see any of the Party Election Broadcasts that were shown on television?
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Conservatives
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Labour
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Lib Dems
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? SNP
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Greens
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Other
Which parties’ Election Broadcasts did you see? Don't know
Conservatives
Labour
Most important issue when deciding how to vote in the SP election?
Which party is best able to handle this issue?
If 'Other', please specify which party
Who is mainly responsible for the economy?
How well has Scottish executive handled the economy over the last four years?
How well would an SNP-led coalition have handled the economy?
Who is mainly responsible for transport?
How well has Scottish executive handled transport over the last four years?
How well would an SNP-led coalition have handled transport?
Who is mainly responsible for the environment?
How well has Scottish executive handled the environment over the last four years?
How well would an SNP-led coalition have handled the environment?
Most of my family and friends think voting is a waste of time
It was obvious who was going to win this election
It is every citizen’s duty to vote
People are so busy that they don’t have time to vote
I feel a sense of satisfaction when I vote
Elections to the Scottish Parliament
General elections to the UK House of Commons
Local council elections
Overall, how much difference is there between Labour and the SNP?
How well do you understand the voting system for SP elections?
You can’t vote for the same party in both constituency and regional list votes
Better choosing a small party in the regional than the constituency vote
Where a party is very strong, not much point voting for it on the list
Number of seats won by a party is decided by number of constituency votes
How well do you understand the voting system for local council elections?
Does system make you more likely to vote than before?
You vote by ranking candidates rather than choosing just one
You can only rank candidates from one party
Each ward will be represented by 3 or 4 councillors
Only your first two preferences count in the calculations of who gets elected
Did R report voting in the Holyrood election? (post_q61)
Did R report voting in the council election? (post_q84)
Coded 'most important issue' - post-election (post_q180)
First constitutional preference (post_q134-q138)
Who did R think had ministers in the executive? Post- (post_q60)
Combined region/constituency ticket (post_q63 and post_q68)
Age in three categories
Age in four categories
Age in six categories
Religion (pre_q217-q218)
Occupation (pre_q221)